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A battle over abortion pills in Alaska

VERBATIM:  Planned Parenthood is suing to overturn a state law that requires women to visit a doctor in person before receiving abortifacient drugs.  The regional affiliate, Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, claims that it is too inconvenient for women in Alaska to see a doctor in person.  The state attorney general’s office says it will defend the law.  Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion business and a leading provider of abortion pills.  MH REPORTING